Dear people
Swami Ullaasaananda Thiruvadigal has opened his eyes
Let's wait for Swami's next miracle
Yes, it's about to happen
The miracle is about to happen
Here come ashes out of thin air
Our dear Ullaasaananda Swami Thiruvadigal is hovering in air
and scattering holy ashes around
- He is distributing blessings for free - Hey
Oh holy cross
What the hell is this?
Look, there is nothing underneath
Do you get it?
This is the trick behind this miracle
Do you see that?
Go
Listen up everybody
Over here
Do you see the boiling oil?
Have a look
See that
I'm going to put
this key
into this boiling oil
- Here it goes - Yes
This key will be taken out
with bare hands
Lijo here will do it
Maashe (teacher)
I'm afraid, maashe
- Don't be afraid - No maashe
- Do you see? - I will burn my hand
Lijo is scared
Everyone will be scared
But a rationalist should be brave
Since Lijo is scared I will take it out with this hand
- With this hand - Maashu will do it
This is how it is done (Lijo screaming)
Oh my God
He will spend the night in hospital
- Now take it out - My hand is fine
Didn't I say you will be fine?
Move aside
Look who's here
This trick is done with the juice of a lemon
- Just a tiny lemon - Lemon juice boils faster than oil
You think it's oil but it's not
Each and every belief is a bubble
I've written a new book that exposes such lies
'God as a businessman'
Only Rs. 100 per copy
So this is another business
(Lijo screaming)
You put your hand into it again? Blow at it
Silence
If anyone comes up to you with such tricks
Will you take him for God?
What do we learn from this?
Man can't be God, can he?
Now you tell me
Does God exist?
- Come on, tell me - Yes
Does God exist?
Yes, God exists
(mocks) So God exists
How can you be sure?
If you ask me God exists or not
Maybe there is a God, maashe
Why don't you prove that there is no God, maashe?
How can I prove something that doesn't exist?
The future generation is promising
Okay, you tell me
Is it God who looks after us?
Maashe, God is all-powerful
God can do anything but can we?
- That boy is smart - Did you drown in alcohol?
So this is what you think
That God is everywhere and can do anything
Let's see how
I will give your God three minutes
It's a simple challenge
Make me sneeze
(man chuckling)
Can your God do that?
Within three minutes
Oh God
Will God get a trophy for this sneezing contest?
- This man is nuts - Is he really a teacher?
He will mislead these children Let's go
Friends, we are about to witness a contest against God
You are watching a tough sneezing contest between God
and C.S. Ullaaskumar maashu, the stalwart of Kerala Rationalists' Movement
The rival is a fighter C.S. Ullaaskumar maashu
Did he have steamed cake today? See how he is letting off steam
Maashu is holding his breath and dignity at the cost of his life
These are unpredictable moments, friends
The rival is a fighter C.S. Ullaaskumar maashu
We are moving on to the last minutes of the contest against God
This will be over in 10 seconds
Oh God make him sneeze
Save your face, God
Will Ullaaskumar maashu win?
God this is your last chance to prove yourself
And that's the end of three minutes Oh God, Ullaaskumar maashu has won
See, it's as simple as that
Maashe
- Hats off to you, maashe - Thank you
(both sneezing)
Hey Vaavaachi
Did you have a bath?
No, I didn't drink, I'm sober
I asked if you had had a bath not a drink
Hey, make sure that your feet don't touch the water
I'll have to jump in for that
Amma (mother)
- Tea - I'm coming
Fix that motor quickly
Ullaas hasn't had his tea
And without tea he can't have his newspaper
- Amma, where's my tea? - In a moment
Couldn't you find anybody else to repair the motor?
What's wrong with him?
Everything about him is wrong
Just sit there and gulp down your newspaper
Oh no
Hey Ullaasa
Come quickly (whimpering)
You have polluted my water you good-for-nothing
- Pull him out - Don't shake the rope
Yes, here he is
Red salute comrade
- Red salute indeed - He deserves it
Have they started?
Come on give your share
Kuttan aashaari, it's our programme Where's your share?
- Go trouble somebody else - What's the hurry?
Hey Eagle
Why don't you leave your black tea and show us some moves?
- I'm taking a break - I'll check out the stage
Come on everybody put your share in this bucket
Sister, comrade Let's go over there
Lift it up
- Careful - Stop that
Stop
What's this?
Onam (a festival)
- Didn't we agree on harvest festival? - Yes
But the public should know what it is
- That's true - We've not written Vamana Jayanthi
It's just Onam
This won't work
- This will give out the wrong message - Maashe, it's already been printed
- Just let it be - That's impossible
You read the minutes from the 10th committee
Comrade, we discussed and agreed to it
I'll not allow this on stage
You see
We should be alert on all matters related to our party
In a similar situation, the great Lenin
- Hey, take it away - This happened during their Onam too
- Their Onam? - Of course
- Oh - Yes I know all about it
It's one thing to talk about changing the world
Thanks to some of us who recite Ramayana and celebrate festivals
we are still here or else...
This is the only place where it's left to bloom
Who cares if it blooms or withers Take it away right now
- What's it? - Hey Vaavaachi
Go away, you
Don't worry Nambiar chetta (brother) You can use the flex for your chicken coop
Hey Kanna, give me the matchbox
That Ullaas is so full of himself
What's the point saying what he did in the past?
He is not an office-bearer of the party anymore
Nambiar chetta
Is the word bullet written anywhere on this bike?
It's not
But when it runs and makes that thumping sound
everybody knows that it's bullet
That's the thing about Ullaas maashu
For us Ullaas maashu is the party
- Isn't it so? - Of course
Those who took tickets for Chekkunnu can get off here
For Chekkunnu, please get off here
Make it fast
Mambaram, Koothuparambu Kathiroor, Thalasherry
Make it fast Alright, let's move
Let's go
Hello
Friends
Sorry, comrades
Mike testing
- How's that? - Switch it off
Oh my God
Jeni I'm fed up with you
Why don't you sit quietly for sometime?
(child weeping)
When the whole village is celebrating Onam
I'm stuck with this stupid sewing
(child weeping)
Oops!
Are you hurt?
Stop crying
Aren't you amma's sweetheart?
(woman soothing the child)
Stop crying dear
- Vaavaachi will come soon - Oh yes, he will
You can watch when he arrives on all fours
- Since it's Onam, it will be worse - Vaavaachi will be here now
Are you coming?
Our people are taking out a procession
One more person will add to our strength
Come along, your Vaavaachi will be late
I'm not coming, chechi (sister)
What will I do with this child who can't see?
Anyway, Kannettan doesn't like such caste programmes
Your beloved Kannettan Does he even care about you?
It's because our people do not stand together
that there are people like him who will kill and die for the party
I'll keep my mouth shut
Don't worry about it
- If you are not coming, it's fine - Where's that rooster?
I don't know
Stop playing with your birds, man
- Are you coming or not? - Come, let's go
Goodbye, little girl
Now play with the child
- Why doesn't she join us? - Now you are asking for it, man
Hello
We couldn't get Guru
Nobody is willing to shave their hair
- Children, be careful - I'll call you
Next up is the prize distribution ceremony
Onam...
Sorry, harvest festival
Am I right?
Our MLA will distribute the prizes for the winners of the events
held as part of the harvest festival
When we call your names
- please line up near the stage - Children, line up here, quickly
First prize in musical chair contest
Fazal Ibnu Makru...
Fazal Ibnu Rahman
Go get it
First prize in uriyadi (pot breaking) Dhanya A. Kurup
First prize in biscuit eating contest Mrithyugnan Namboothiri
Have a blessed life
We don't touch feet here
Inviting the captain of Oruma team Bhagyasuyam
to receive the first prize for kaikottikali (dance form) contest
Kindly pay attention
We are here to give out the prize for kaikottikali
- Hello - Thank you
- Yay - Yay (fumbles)
Can I click a selfie with you?
- Thank you - Second prize in kaikottikali contest
Nanma team captain Latha Suresh
A millet plant in your yard
And a millet plant in mine
Bhagavathy (Goddess)
Have you closed the temple doors to me?
But my nightly offering is here
Su...
In that house yonder lives a girl who loves me madly
Her beauty is so, she’ll beat the yellow bird verily
The moonlit sky is naught when her face shines brightly
Su...
Silence
Pappadum
Break and mix
You seem to be walking on air
It's your payasam (desert) that made me high
Behold me not with those eyes, miss
And, hey, taunt me not with your smiles
This feeling, for you, I feel
I can't name nor conceal
(folksong refrain)
What's gotten into you?
Nowadays, you drink everyday
Not just drinking, Su
but my love for you
is also greater these days
(folksong refrain)
The bus will be here soon
Yes it will
She isn't paying you to carry those clothes back and forth
Is she?
She is struggling to support her family So I do what I can to help her
And here you want a commission for a favour
Kuttan aashaari
Over here
Let me see you
You disappeared after you came home to keep your tools
And you show up now?
I don't go to work anymore
I'm not feeling well these days
In fact I'm planning to retire
Of course you can retire
Since this poor girl works to look after the family
Is that why you are not marrying her off?
I want to see her married but she doesn't listen to me
Why don't you get married, miss?
If you don't get married on time you may end up with the wrong man
- Chekkunnu - The bus is here
- She hasn't come yet - Don't worry about her
- Bhagyechi - I thought you won't make it in time
- Have you got them all? - Yes I have
Get in
- I will give the remaining ones next week - Okay
'Women'
You stand there
Let's see
Do it properly
Ready one, two, three, start
Hello everyone
Over here
Listen up
- Was that a joke? - No
We are cancelling the annual day celebrations
- Is that really necessary? - Yes
Sebastian maashu of Chekkunnu school was invited to felicitate this function
But that wayward has attacked him in school
He is in co-operative hospital with a head injury
So our institute should not go ahead with the celebrations
Do you get it?
Tell him
Go
Maashe
But we have done our makeup
How can you cancel it now?
There is no change in my decision
Do you want to dance when a man is seriously injured?
But it's your party member who attacked him
You are crossing your limits
Ullaas maashe
Sorry maashe
Maashe
Come
Maashe, it has been decided that
the lad will not be handed over to police
Then?
Vaavaachi Kannan hit maashu with the school's bell hammer
He did it in school today Who knows what he will do tomorrow
Maashe, if we hand him over to the police
they will beat him to pulp
You just follow what he says
That's the right thing to do
Maashe, let's discuss the matter
Maashe, stop there
God as...
God as businessman
- My fees - Why so early?
So that you can't say I'm late
Will you allow your son to burn my pyre?
I had dreamed of confessing my love to you (poetry class)
But never once could I tell you, my love
(giggling)
- Silence - I know indeed... (poetry class)
you want me to speak (poetry class)
I would like to clarify something
Men and women get attracted to each other
because of a natural phenomenon
At your age hormone production is quite high
- Hence such tendencies are also greater - Maashe, I...
Sit down
However
one should try to send rational messages to the brain
and control such foolish thoughts
Otherwise you can discontinue your studies here
Am I clear?
- Maashe - Yes
If you had to say something to me why not say it personally?
Why did you tell the whole class?
What do you think?
That C.S. Ullaaskumar is like the others
I don't know about the others
But...
Bhagyasuyam
You will...
Tomorrow
I would like to see your father before class
Maashe
You wanted to see my father about our wedding, right?
Here he is
Maashu wants to meet my father
Bhagyakuri (nickname), call your father
I will talk to him
Comrade Abu you don't know what the matter is
I already know what it's all about
You know I have four kids
What are you up to?
Don't worry, maashe
I swear I didn't tell achan about us
What about us?
You know what
Why don't you look at me when you take classes?
I...
There are so many tea stalls here
Why do you visit Dineshan's tea stall every Saturday?
That too at the same time I go to temple?
- Do you want more? - Good job
Leave this to me now
Anyway I wanted to meet Kuttan aashaari
Why should you meet him?
Because I need to, maashe
I will present it before the right committee
discuss it in stages
arrive at a rational decision
and inform you of the date and time
Until then you can play this teacher-student game
Long live the revolution
I will teach you a lesson
Lazing over boughs of clouds
Patting streaks of lightning
Pitter patter
Like pots cracking
The season brings its virgin drops
The lone jasmine flower in my garden
Yearns to be home
And spread its sweet bane
With our eyes closed
And our tongues tied
We love each other Just so, my friend
The scent of frangipani
Scatters in the wind
As the wintry night restlessly wakes
I will take wing
And hold you in my arms
I will be one with
The wind that gently glides
Do you see the playful moon
Teasing the shadows at night?
Do you hear me sing my dear friend?
Lazing over boughs of clouds
Patting streaks of lightning
Pitter patter
Like pots cracking
The season brings its virgin drops
The lone jasmine flower in my garden
Yearns to be home
And spread its sweet bane
With our eyes closed
And our tongues tied
We love each other Just so, my friend
Flowers drape and sway
With ripples in the waterway
Adding to the splendour Of the first light of day
As you greet me at the doorway
I can't but embrace you it's only fair, I say
Do you see the glow of the new dawn
As it bids farewell to the looming night?
Do you hear my heart beating my dear friend?
- What are you doing? - It's shaky
Your head?
Lazing over boughs of clouds
Patting streaks of lightning
Pitter patter
Like pots cracking
The season brings its virgin drops
The lone jasmine flower in my garden
Yearns to be home
And spread its sweet bane
With our eyes closed
And our tongues tied
We loved each other Just so, my friend
Fetch me a stick Yes, a stick
For a snake lies in my way
Yes, a snake lies in my way
Neither elephant yam nor elephant ear
A venomous viper I fear
Yes, a venomous viper
A venomous viper
Can you come over here?
Ullaas maashu is here to speak with her
Karthikeyan master's elder girl Kaathu... (song tapers off)
It's better you come before I lose my cool
Why didn't you invite him in?
I have a few conditions
First of all
I won't wear a white shirt for my wedding
I will wear a blue shirt
Is that why you came now, maashe?
You can wear whatever you like
But please come dressed
Do you have any other condition?
Bhagyam shouldn't wear a saree
You should wear this churidar
No, that's not right
People will say things if the bride is not in saree
Our volunteers will make sure nobody says a word about it
We should set an example against customs
Who is this sage?
He is a philosopher, the guard and guardian of the Kerala rationalist society
Owner of Therali publications Mr.Therali
Veerali sir
Sorry, Veerali sir
But my daughter will wear saree for her wedding
Amma, I'm okay with it
I will wear churidar
It's so sad, maashe
Why do you place such conditions before us?
If she were from your community will you tell her so on wedding eve?
- It's not... - No sister, you're mistaken
Our time demands that this wedding be held in this manner
So it's not your demand?
Acha, maashu will have his own plan
But his plan is pointless
Any other condition?
Like the bride's father should wear shorts?
We can't have the sacred thread tying ceremony
- Oh my Muthappa (a Hindu deity) - Amma
Maashe, there are certain customs that we need to follow
There will be no sacred thread ceremony or lighting of lamp
It's been discussed and finalised
It's in the minutes too
What if we don't agree to it?
Acha
We will do as you say, maashe Please leave now
Our neighbours are watching
What do you mean?
Maashe, we maybe from a different community
But we are a respectable family
I have publicly spoken against such customs
If I don't follow them I will have a face to fix
Maashe please leave
I will talk to my parents
- Shall we go? - Okay maashe
There are so many able men in our village but she fell for this man
It would have been better if you'd run away with him
My Muthappa, how will I face the guests?
I will hit 75 this April
This is the first time
that Chekkunnu will witness a wedding of our kind
This will be a bolt from the blue for the people of Chekkunnu
Let's go
Ullaas, your shirt...
Is it okay?
It's not white, it's blue
Yes it's blue
But it appears white from a distance
Especially in the photos...
Sir, we have colour photos now not black and white
Exactly
Oh no what's this?
Sarojini aunty
What is she wearing?
- Take Sathyan uncle's blessing - May Muthappan bless you
What is she wearing?
Garland, betel leaf, coconut flower
- Hey, where is the lamp? - I don't know
- Pangan uncle - Kuttan, have you forgotten our customs?
Or did you invite us so that you can mock them before us?
Pangan uncle, we wanted to set an example to others
Pangan uncle, we...
This is what the bridegroom's party wanted
If you are doing everything their way then why did you invite us?
They can be the only guests
Can't you light a lamp so that the sacred thread can be tied with fire as witness?
Hey Appu, bring the lamp and light it up
Let's see what will happen
Uncle, let's not do it
Why not?
We should have avoided traditional music
This marriage calls for some exciting music
What are you wearing?
You managed to hijack maashu, right?
Maashe, you would look hip with a pair of sunglasses
- You are a joke, maashe - Ullaas
What is that?
Who gave you permission to light a lamp?
I asked myself before I lighted the lamp
I'm Kuttan's only uncle
Do you have a problem with it?
Hey get rid of that lamp
I swear by Muthappan if you dare touch my lamp there will be a bloodbath
Then I will also shed some blood
Take care of him
Why are you after me?
Maashe please don't
Stay away you fake
Maashe
Acha
Stop it
- Acha - Oh my God
You should have told me that you were not interested in me
Why humiliate me like this?
Bhagyam, we had decided that we won't have a lamp
Are you with these people?
I dressed up in this way for you
It's just a lamp, maashe
Can't you do this for me?
I realise it now
Great men like you should never marry silly girls like me
Nobody has to put up with it for my sake
Acha
I don't want to get married, acha
My poor child
Don't worry, Ullaaskumar
I will marry my daughter to you
- (curses) - Sister
How dare you after breaking off my son's wedding
Come with me
You come dressed up like a clown
You will have to pay for that girl's tears
Those who took tickets to Caltex come forward
Get down
Chechi, make it quick
Get in
Close that door
Let's go
Come, have your fill
Kanna
The water supply has been disrupted for two days
- Hey Kanna - Yes
We have tools and stuff there You just come with me
- Wait man - Hello little girl
Bhagavathy...
Acha, my goodbye kiss
Daddy's darling
Achan will be...
Oh no, this is not how you put it on
Stop playing with the kid and come along They are waiting for you
My little princess
Let's go
Quick or she will start quizzing
Mohana
This is not our territory
- Is it okay? - Be cool, man
What happens when you have a drink, Kanna?
It makes you light in the head, Kanna
(humming a song)
They told me they will be here
Yes, here they are
Hey Mohana
Move
Chop him up
- Hack him to death - Go after him
- This way - Hey
Hey, don't let him get away
Catch him
Stop you
La ilaha illa Allah (Arabic - There is no deity but God)
La ilaha illa Allah
Hey what's the matter?
- What are you doing here? - Hey you
Go away
Bloody drunkard
La ilaha illa Allah
Stop there
Hey you
Don't let him go
La ilaha illa Allah (tapers)
You come to the police station at 10 a.m. tomorrow
Okay sir
Hey who is that?
Get him out
What the hell do you think you are doing?
Get out you...
I said get out
Get in
Comrade, this can't be allowed anymore
If we keep helping him out he will create more trouble
Suma
LC secretary will not help him this time You can leave
Maashe, please don't say that
Knowing Kannettan, there will be more trouble if he is not out soon
- What trouble? - He might...
I'm afraid he might say something to annoy the police
That's true
If he talks, the police will thrash him even if they don't want to do it
Please maashe
Let comrade make the call
Last time the police caught him they beat him to a pulp
Now he is always sick
He even takes medicine every night
No comrade
We can't indulge him anymore
Let him remain locked up for a day
Don't interfere, comrade
My dear maashe, stop saying that
Suma, think logically
He knows that we will help him
That's why he is always getting himself into trouble
It's better he remains in jail at least until his head is clear
Hello Chekkunnu station
You will see sir smiling at me now
I was wondering why you hadn't called
- See that - I'll release him right now
No, you don't have to come
Hey get up
He is sitting on my lungi
(in Hindi) It's my party
(in Hindi) So what?
- Hey Suresh - Yes, sir
Who is Seethisahib's help Buddhadeb?
- He is sitting on the floor - (in Hindi) That's me, sir
- Buddhadeb? - (in Hindi) Yes sir
(in Hindi) You can go home
(in Hindi) Thank you, sir
Nobody will call about your release
They don't need you anymore
Enhance the colour and length of that bindi
Is that enough?
- Okay right? - Yes that's good
It started with missed calls
Then he sent good morning messages to my WhatsApp
When I got good night messages I blocked his number
Now I don't dare open my Facebook, comrade
Would you care to see the photo he sent me last night?
What are you saying, chechi?
I don't have Facebook
I sold my phone with Facebook last month
Is Facebook your holy book that you need to recite daily?
What is the merit in this complaint?
Sujatha, do one thing
Write a complaint in this paper and give it at Chekkunnu police station
This is cyber case
If proven you will be jailed for three years
Maashe
Suja chechi
No matter who did this to you I apologise on his behalf
Moreover we have no complaint here
I'll make sure that nobody sends any message
not even a red salute to your phone
Hey you
Do you know what the great Lenin said
about the importance of morality in a communist's life?
- This Lenin is such a pain in the neck - Eh?
I said sorry and if you want I can apologise
Hoy
It's me, Vaavaachi
Who wants to put Vaavaachi in jail?
Come outside and face me
- Who's that shouting? - It's Vaavaachi
- He is up to something - Hey Vaavaachi
Be off or I'll forget you were a party person
- I were a party person? - Why of course?
Who the hell are you to decide that?
- (men shouting) - He's impossible
- Don't cause trouble - Vaavaachi, leave him
(several men shouting)
- Hey, stop that - Stop
- Move aside - Move
So Vaavaachi is an outsider now?
What do you get by freeing such useless fellows from jail?
Kanna, you attacked that policeman because our party is in power
Do you know what really happened?
- Don't speak without knowing the truth - What truth?
You get drunk and ruin the party's reputation
Maashe, you...
Kanna, back off
This man has always had a problem with me
Don't you dare listen to him and mess with me
I'll be forced to tell a story from the past
I'll tell the whole world
- How about that? - Just say it then
- (men shouting) - Be quiet
Maashe, you leave now I need to talk to Kannan
Go away, everybody
- Maashe, he... - Go
You visited him in jail, didn't you?
- He went to jail instead of me - Yes, he did
You do know that
The party protected you because your wife was pregnant
But what for?
Who loses if you ruin your life drinking?
- I lose - No
It's my loss
It's the party's loss
I'm sure you know what is at stake but you don't care
Yes, I have killed a man
- But not for myself - Then?
Did the party ask you to do it?
Nobody told me to do it
What else could I have done when they hacked Chandrettan before me?
I stabbed one of them with what I had
And I don't regret it to this day
Though...
I got away with it
my daughter paid for it
Kanna
The court doesn't know who the culprit is
But they know
They know it's you
Be careful
Su...
My dearest Su...
Come here
So this is where you are What brings you here today?
(Vaavaachi howls)
- Su - Come
(mumbles) I tripped over my sandals
Kannamma, Kannamma, what's in your dish?
Crow's meat, toddy and fish
- La la la la la la - Hey Vaavaachi
Save your health for our sake We have work to do on it
(Vaavaachi hollers)
Am I some unfinished house that you want to work on me?
Kannetta, stop it
Come on if you dare
- Come and get me - Kannetta, let's go
- Come on - Leave it
We are coming to get you Just wait
Let's go now
Here's black tea
They serve puffs everywhere but we still get dal vada
- Can we at least change this? - So comrades
There is another issue we need to discuss before we leave
Our member comrade Remya
She saw a strange sight at the temple
Tell them yourself
Would you care to hear?
That Vaavaachi Kannan was lying stark-naked in the temple yard
- Fool - He is right
The temple committee was about to call the police
But I managed to pacify them Then he started swearing at me
I felt so insulted
He knows that the party will save him no matter what
He has started issuing threats
Earlier only journalists bothered us
Now we have to be wary of trollers and their mobiles
They are finding new ways to defame the party
- So we should stop helping him - Yes
We should expel people like him for the sake of our party
- Very true - That's right
But we have to discuss it
Let's assume that we discussed it
It's only a matter of adding four lines to the minutes
No
I object to expelling him
Maashe, don't oppose for the sake of it
We know that you don't like him
Is it because I suggested it?
Is that why you oppose?
I don't take a stand based on who says what
I had presented the same thing at the same committee many years back
At that time everybody pampered him
Now you want to get rid of him because he is not useful anymore
It is Ravi Nambiar's opinion
Not our decision
If maashu has a different opinion we will discuss it
Why discuss the matter at all?
He wasn't so bad earlier
But these days he drinks nonstop
I think that the party should take charge of reforming him
Of course Ullaas maashu himself can take charge
You are the right person for the job
Maashu, you are the change maker of this village
That's fine
But reforming a man
is the collective duty of a society
The society is with you, isn't it?
- Certainly - Problem solved
However, Ullaas maashu has to lead us
So I think that the responsibility of helping comrade Kannan
to stop drinking and become a better man should be given to Ullaas maashu
- Any objection? - No
Let's applaud and approve it
I'm with Nambiar on this
If there is anyone whom Kannan looks up to in Chekkunnu it's you
Take it up as a challenge
That family needs your help
How to stop alcohol drinking?
Ten ways to stop...
Maashe, sorry
I just wanted to prepare some notes on the way
- Don't show your notes to anyone - But...
Here is your card Let's go inside
Token number 16
You may go in when they call your name
Why are you here, amma?
You care about others so much
I'm growing old too
But you don't have time for me
You can't go in without a token
I managed to get a token with some help
Token indeed
It's a kind of tumour in the eyes
A single surgery won't work it may need two or three
What if we do it, doctor?
It has to be done so that your child gets to see again
Does it need a lot of money?
Yes, it's expensive as well as risky
But that shouldn't discourage you
We should take a chance
Think about it
My number is in this file so you can call me
Okay
- Next - Token number 24
- This will be on till 4 pm - Did you hear what doctor said?
- Hold this - We will be over there
- Shall we go home now? - Suma
Suma, wait
- I need to talk to you - Yes maashe
It's about Vaavaachi
He needs to stop drinking
Shivankunnu, Shivankunnu Shinkunnu, Shinkunnu
Chekkunnu Do you get it?
That's how Chekkunnu got its name
They called it Shinkunnu instead of Shivankunnu and it became Chekkunnu
I realised it when I heard the teacher's speech
But my son says that it was called Chekkunnu after Che's visit
Che who?
Ernesto, our Che Guevara
Ernesto Che Guevara
Maashe, if you want to help please do as I tell you
If so we can get it done without Kannettan's knowledge
Can you do it secretly?
I'll be in trouble if someone comes to know about it
Are you sure?
Maashe, it works, that's why
You know Shobhanechi's army husband
She slyly gave this medicine to him
- Really? - He still doesn't know anything about it
It's true, maashe
I can't travel that far with my little girl
Maashe, please buy this when you go to Kannur
Suma, drinking is a mental health problem
- I've been studying it in detail - Okay
Carry on with your study, maashe
But for now please buy this
And don't tell anybody that I asked you to buy it
If Kannettan comes to know it will be of no use
It's just a medicine, maashe
It will stop with this
It will stop as if you turned it off Take my word for it
That's the power of Alambu-No
Maashe, like you, I believe that there is no God
God installed a nerve in our body so that
we lose control when we have ethyl alcohol
It means he is an agent of liquor lobby
From ***** to ******
I have tested all kinds of alcohol on my body to develop this medicine
I've cured many great men
Give it mixed with rice
It's totally odourless
So they won't know
But it's highly effective
So they will throw up everything that they have had
And if they throw up it has worked
Trust Dr. Kochaniyan
495
Suma
Hi little one, it's maashu uncle
Where is your amma?
Amma went to fetch achan
Aren't you afraid of the dark?
I have my doll
Did I just ask a blind child if she is afraid of the dark?
It's such an irrational...
I'll give you, move away
Hello
I'm here at Ravi's place
Yes I'm here already
- Come soon - (Vaavaachi singing)
You give him food and join us Our president is here
He wants us to enlist for the show of strength at Thiruvananthapuram tomorrow
A show of strength?
- How about this? - Kannetta
- I wasn't talking to you - Hey you, go home
- Get lost - Stop it
How dare you insult me, you drunk
He has no love for his community
Some people think that we are less in number like the lion-tailed macaque
Don't we need a medical college?
Will we get one if we go to Thiruvananthapuram?
Yes we will
(Vaavaachi singing)
Vaavaachi is home
Kannamma, Kannamma, what's in your dish?
Crow's meat, toddy and fish
- [Vaavaachi] My sandals - Maashu
[Vaavaachi] It doesn't fit
(Vaavaachi singing)
Here's your Vaavaachi
Sit here
- Acha - (playful sounds)
Acha's darling daughter
(Vaavaachi's playful sounds)
I came to give this to you
That woman came when I was about to leave
I'm so sorry to have bothered you
- How will you... - That's okay
Give it to him and put him to bed quickly
Shall I tell you about the science behind it?
- Please maashe - Alright
- Kannetta - (Vaavaachi's playful sounds)
That's enough
Now quickly wipe yourself
Stop it, woman
What's the hurry?
We are not going to bed so early
I'm going to play with my dear daughter for some more time
Let's sit under the moonlight tonight
- Jenimol... - Moonlight?
- Do you see your moonlight now? - Su
Hey Su
- You will pay for this - Kannetta
Sit there
Come
Get inside
- Acha - What's it?
- Go inside - Kannetta
Come on
- You get off - Hey Vaavaachi
It's Biju, Eagle Biju
Somebody is lying in wait for you here
Go check over there
- Come on - Over there
- I didn't mean to... - Bring him here
Ullaas maashu, it's you?
Oh my goodness
When the president called me I thought it was one of them
That's why I came running
This is unbelievable, maashe
Suma, does maashu visit you at this time everyday?
I guess morality doesn't apply to you, maashe
Can I explain?
Have you no women in your community that you exploit women from ours?
Please leave maashu alone I told him to...
I knew there was something between you
This is what happens when you get drunk and go astray
Do you realise it now?
Who knows who is the father of this blind girl
President, let's go
Why hit the president for your wife's mistake?
Hit this man if you dare
Take your hands off maashu
Hands off
I'll kill you
I'll call when I need moral police in my home
Get out
Go away
Go
So you are also part of this deal
What does he care?
He is only after money so he can drink to his heart's content
(people screaming in fright)
- Get in and close the door - Not me
Please not me
He has gone crazy
Kanna, please listen to me
Maashe, you better leave
I'm losing my mind
- I don't know what I will do - I don't care
Let me tell you what I want to say
I don't want to hear anything
I know my wife so don't teach me You better leave now
Maashe please go away
I'll tell Kannettan that you came here to help us
Maashe...
Maashe
Forgive me, maashe
Maashe, is it in today's paper?
Everybody thought he was a decent man
You are lucky you didn't marry him
Men who talk big always turn out to be frauds
I'm shocked to learn that your friend Suma did this
Aren't you ashamed to gossip on an empty stomach?
I know maashu and Suma very well
The party had given him a task
That's why maashu went there
It's true that the party assigned him a task
But that doesn't answer why he hid in the backyard of the house
Whatever it is, people say it is because he is still single
It's easy to silence your rival by linking him to a woman
Isn't it so?
However, Ullaas maashu has given an explanation
and it is totally satisfactory
So there will be no further enquiry
Whether you like it or not
everybody in Chekkunnu is talking about it
They say that maashu opposed Vaavaachi Kannan's dismissal
from the party because of his affair with that woman
I won't oppose Kannan's dismissal anymore
You can do as you please
I will say nothing
I have failed in my assignment
Besides some of our party friends have taken it the wrong way
So I apologise to each and every one
Somebody else can take responsibility
In that case comrade Ravi can do it
I don't have a problem
But I will take a different approach
- This is an unpolitical move - Yes it is
Alcoholism is not a political issue
It's a mental health problem
- But is this the only way? - Maybe there are other ways
This is what I consider best
I can convince him to agree to it
But you should come with me tomorrow morning
We can ask maashu to join us
Just for fun
Su, tell them I'm not home
Tell that I went to work
- Kannettan is not here - (hushes)
Hey Kanna
We saw you scrambling inside
Have you started so early?
No, I wasn't drinking
I went in to change my shirt when I saw you coming
Maashe
Come in, maashe
Get some tea
Maashu tried to help you out but you know where it got him
Now comrade Ravi is in charge of you
Comrade wants to speak to you
You should listen to him
Not just listen but obey him
Two days ago
around sunrise
I had a dream
I was told that you should serve the 41-day penance
and go on a pilgrimage to Sabarimala
- Who told you? - Who told me?
Do you really want to know?
I may have deviated from the path
But my household has a shrine and Chathan (demigod) worship
Don't you know that?
So it's better you obey me
You will go to Sabarimala following the customs and observing strict penance
Our reformation club will bear the expenses
No, that won't be necessary Nambiar chetta
- That will be inconvenient - For whom?
Of course, for me
My legs are getting weaker these days
How can I climb the steep hill to the temple?
I have a better plan
I will take medicines and get well this year
and make the pilgrimage next year
That will do
Come here
The party watches over you
So you are safe
What if the party doesn't care?
When the party protects you
obey what the party members tell you to do for your own good
I thought you believed in God
That's why I told you about my dream
If you ignore this, I fear there will be consequences
I will say no more
But you, she and your child will suffer
None of us will help you
- I didn't say that I won't go - Then?
I'm ill
I don't feel safe going that far all by myself
That's why
That's it?
I can come with you
Or you can choose anyone of us
Choose any party member you like and he will go with you
You have secretary comrade Abu's word
Tell us who you want
Don't miss this chance because there is nobody to accompany you
So?
So I have to go?
Kanna, 100 percent, yes
You will go after serving the 41-day penance
There is no way you can get out of it
If this is what comrades have decided then I have something to say
Say it
If so...
I...
I will go if Ullaas maashu agrees to go with me
Imagine you are the driver of a KSRTC (public) bus
Just imagine
Suppose the bus has a service to Pamba
In such a situation
will you refuse to drive to Pamba because you are a rationalist?
You are going on an excursion with Vaavaachi
That's all
So my beliefs are not important?
You are our most important man now
You will defeat him with your humanity, won't you?
When a helpless mother and her child suffer
due to the serious drinking habit of the father
will the benevolent maashu ignore it?
He will discard his principles to help them
That idiot thinks you won't do it
There maybe others who will do it after listening to your lecture
But you can't fool me
Man is in charge of his life not...
Maashe, at least his family will be relieved to see him sober for a few days
That's not my problem
Well done, Ullaasa Your amma is so happy
Hey
Do you know
when I was a little girl I had taken the vow to go to Sabarimala
But I started to menstruate the day before we were to leave
So I could never go
That curse still haunts our family
Anyway we will soon be free of it
I know what you are thinking
But you can quit daydreaming
So you are not going?
Don't be so enthusiastic about rumours
I can't set aside my principles You go now
Keep convincing yourself that you are right
Finally you will end up like Therali maashu
Metam (Aries)
Idavam (Taurus)
Mithunam (Gemini)
Karkhitakam (Cancer)
Therali maashe
Hey Ullaasa
Wake up
Quick
She is here
- Who? - Bhagyam
She is waiting outside
When I told her you were sleeping she asked me not to wake you up
I asked her to come in but she refused
You go, I'll come
I came to trouble you further, maashe
I know that we have made life difficult for both of you
That's okay
Anyway I wanted to meet maashu
It's good that we met to discuss this matter
You know it better, Bhagyasuyam
I've never softened my stand on any matter
I've had to give up so much because of it
What did you lose, maashe?
It was others who lost to you
Oh no, Bhagyechi
Please don't blame anybody
I'm badly in need of help
That's why I...
Maashe
Kannettan is not what he seems to be
He is not keeping well at all
and he has so many medicines
It's because of his drinking problem
If he observes penance there will be some respite for a few days
That's why
Maashe, at least for the sake of this child
Suma, you can't move him with your tears
For him tears are just a fluid with sodium chloride
That's all
I didn't come here to argue with you
I thought it would be great if you could help save somebody's life
You can do whatever you like
Who am I to tell you?
One
Two
Three
Swamiye (invocation to God)
Sharanamayyappo (Lord Ayyappan is my refuge)
(one of the mantras chanted by Sabarimala pilgrims)
(crowd chanting mantra)
Hariharasuthan ananthachithan ayyanayyappa (a mantra)
Swamiye (Sacred mala wearing ceremony to begin the 41-day penance before pilgrimage)
(chanting mantra)
(crowd chanting mantra)
Please come
Go maashe
Come here
Go maashe
- Go - Swamiye...
Swamiye...
(chanting mantra)
Don't laugh
(chanting mantra)
Oh no, Maashu has worn the mala
(chanting mantra)
Swamiye...
(crowd chanting mantra)
Recite the mantra now
Swamiye...
- (chanting mantra) - Son
Look who's here He has taken the vow
I wonder if he will turn into the chief priest at Sabarimala
It's happened before
Remember Srinivasan from the film 'Chinthavishtayaaya Syamala'
What if it comes true?
What are you smiling at?
What are you doing, maashe?
Dinesha, there should be only one tea on this table from now on
Maashu can't eat or drink anything from outside for 41 days
Don't stare at me
See maashe
A large community of believers is watching every single move
You see that?
We should not break long-standing customs
Customs
What customs?
Have you seen some leaders who
observe 41-day penance and visit Sabarimala every year?
They look as if they are just out of a beauty salon
They can do whatever they want, maashe
When we Communists set out for a task we should do it the right way
So follow Nambiar's words
You should be a true Ayyappan (refers to a male pilgrim)
in the way you walk, talk and dress
Yes
No no no no say no say no
Say no to turning this way or that
Say no to scratching your head or back
Say no to the no, say no
In forty-one days you will be pious
Say no to smiles, say no to cries
Say no to all things beyond confines
No no no no say no say no
Say no to turning this way or that
Say no to scratching your head or back
Say no to the no, say no
As words you said come back to haunt you
Swallow them, there's nothing you can do My son...
No no no say no say no No no no say no say no to the no
Who tempts me sweetly and mocks me gladly?
On the silk quilt laid out for the night
You will recline, rejoice and relax
No it's a dream, don't deem
No no say no say no to the no, say no
No no it's a dream, don't deem
No no no no say no say no
Say no to turning this way or that
Say no to scratching your head or back
Say no to the no, say no
In forty-one days you will be pious
Say no to smiles, say no to cries
Say no to all things beyond confines
(Banner: Kerala Rationalists' Society protesting Gauri Lankesh's Murder)
Maashe?
It's me
Gulp some heady toddy Sway like a posy
Don’t deem, don’t stray Say nay, my son
No no no say no say no No no no say no say no to the no
Don't fall for your sweetheart
Don't fall out with your comrade
Turn head over heels
Have black tea, it feels
No it's a dream, don't deem
No no it's a dream, don't deem
No no no no say no say no
Say no to turning this way or that
Say no to scratching your head or back
Say no to the no, say no
In forty-one days you will be pious
Say no to smiles, say no to cries
Say no to all things beyond confines
No no no no say no say no
Say no to turning this way or that
Say no to scratching your head or back
Say no to the no, say no
Swamiye... Sharanamayyappa (Kettunira ceremony on pilgrimage day)
(crowd chanting mantra)
(Neyyabhishekham: pouring sacred ghee on offerings to Lord Ayyappan)
(crowd chanting mantra)
Recite the mantra
Swamiye...
(crowd chanting mantra)
(Placing irumudikkettu, a bag of two slots to carry offerings)
You should place it on your head
(crowd chanting mantra)
Acha, my goodbye kiss
Acha will give you your kiss when he is back, okay?
Swamiye...
Swamiye... Ayyappo (chanting)
- If you go now - (murmurs) It's not a march
You can see Swami
When you see Swami
- (murmurs) What next? - You attain moksha (liberation)
- You attain moksha - Save me Appa
Ayyappo
Maashe, quick the bus is here
Swami (refers to a male pilgrim), just one...
Swami
Maashe, over here I've saved a seat for you
- Excuse me - Maashe, take a seat
Maashe
Maashe come and sit down
Maashe it's a long journey Please sit down
- Maashe come fast - I can take the seat
- Maashu - I don't think he wants to sit
Swamiye... Sharanamayyappo
(pilgrims chanting mantra)
- (pilgrims chanting mantra) - Ticket
Have you taken your ticket?
Chetta, two tickets to Sabarimala
- Where? - Sabarimala
- First-timer? - So what?
Oh no
Does it hurt, maashe?
It isn't easy to make me a better man, is it?
Thiruvananthapuram super-fast bus via Chalakkudy, Angamaly
Vyttila, Cherthala, Alappuzha, Kollam and Attingal is parked on platform 15
Eat quickly, my child
The bus is about to leave
Do you need anything else?
Shall I order tea?
- You want anything else? - Two tea
- Swamiye... Sharanamayyappa - Give that Swami a glass of water
Mohanan Swami, take your time We'll wait outside
But we haven't paid...
I don't have a penny with me You agreed to bear the expenses
Leave a shop without paying, it's not fair Let's just tell them
What will you say?
Maashe, I can't clean toilets during my penance, just follow me
- Swami, aren't you coming? - No
Carry on, we'll meet in Sabarimala Goodbye
Alright
It seems like I set out at the wrong time
So you do believe in good times and bad times?
- You came for a pilgrimage without money? - Look maashe
Is it my fault that you lost the money that the party gave you?
What is the next plan?
What plan?
I can't go to party office to ask for help in this costume
Then here's my plan
I have a friend who stays nearby
We will ask him to lend us some money
That won't work
Come with me, maashe He will give us money
Stop here
Come on, maashe
Swamiye... Sharanamayyappa
Hey, look who's here?
O my Vaavaachi...
I thought of you, my dear boy while I was praying last night
You remember me in your prayers so you can curse me
Will God listen to me even if I ask for it?
Chetta, just a minute I'll be back now
Who is this sage?
- Ammachi (granny), this is Ullaas maashu - Ullaas?
- Ammachi, please settle that driver - Okay
Sebastian maashu
- Good gracious, Ullaas maashe - Maashe
Vaavaachi, I can't believe my eyes
He did tell me that he will bring you here one day
But I never thought he had such a thing on his mind
I'm sorry I didn't come to see you after you left Chekkunnu
It's my fault
Why would I need another help from Chekunnu?
He is always there for me
He visits me every two or three months
He has no reservations about the kind of job he will do
He does whatever he can
Bring it
Here is our sweet robusta banana, maashe
Straight from the garden
He planted it himself so it has to be sweet
Maashe
Rationalists like you may not believe in it
But for believers like us Sabarimala pilgrimage is not just a journey
We repay our old debts
meet our Gods on the way
pray to them, seek their blessings and then go up the hill
Maashe
Make sure everything is intact
Don't blame this Vaavaachi later
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Maashe, have you slept?
Tell me
We don't know if God exists or not
You don't know but I know
Suppose there is no God, as you believe
We lose nothing by believing that there is a greater power
Now if at all God exists
believing in God will be very useful
and those who don't believe will pay the price
I think that's why ordinary men can't be rationalists
Am I right, maashe?
There is no such thing as ordinary men or extraordinary men
Basically, every man is a rationalist
Imagine it's raining suddenly
Most animals seek shelter
Some ignore the rain and go their way
But what about man?
Man with his wisdom invented the umbrella so that he doesn't get wet
With an umbrella you can go out and get your job done even if it's raining
Vaavaachi
One who uses his wisdom to change any situation in his favour
is a true rationalist
However maashe
Who creates such situations that a man uses to his advantage?
Isn't it God's work?
Ayyappa (Lord Ayyappan)
- Chetta, can you stop at Punnapra-Vayalar? - Not possible
- There are two of us, if you can... - The bus doesn't stop there
I took this long route because I wanted to see it
Or we could have gone via M.C. Road
- Maashe, take this, quick - They won't stop here
Just listen to me
Step aside, maashe
Oh gosh, I want to pee Please stop the bus
Stop or I will pee in the bus I rang the bell
Driver sir please stop the bus
I will pee right now Come on
Saayippe (slang for white male), you want to pee?
Come on maashe, get off the bus
Get down
Let's go maashe
The wind here still has the scent of the revolution
Maashe, you go on and greet the martyrs
I will get a soda
- A glass of water - I don't sell water
Then give me a soda
Now give me a glass of water
Here it is
(Punnapra-Vayalar Uprising Martyrs' Memorial)
Oh my God
How do we go from here?
Since we are here we could visit the nearby Ambalappuzha temple
There...
Ambalappuzha pal payasam (sacred food)... We... there...
Since... it's a long journey...
Maashe... we can have some... long journey...
Maashe
It was a mistake, maashe
I didn't drink all these days
I won't do it again
Maashe, I swear on Jenimol I didn't have a single drop for 41 days
- Trust me, maashe - Stop it, you
Here I'm making a fool of myself for your sake and you...
Maashe
This is the end of it all I'm going back
- Maashe - Get lost
Maashe
- Ayyappo... Swamiye (pilgrims chanting) - Maashe
(pilgrims chanting)
- (pilgrims chanting) - Maashe, don't go
- Maashe, just listen to me - (pilgrims chanting)
- Maashe, please don't go - (pilgrims chanting)
- Maashe, let me explain - Leave me alone
- What the hell are you doing? - Maashe stop
- Maashe, don't go - Hey you
- Maashe, I won't do it again - I'll give you a whack
Comrade
How can you do that, maashe?
How can you change your decision without asking
the people who gave you this responsibility?
I'm not surprised
You are in the habit of running away from your responsibilities
What do you want me to do, comrade?
You are asking me?
Give it to me
Maashe
You have to be more responsible
Don't you know that his enemies are waiting for an opportunity?
Besides, has he ever travelled far from Chekkunnu?
You have walked out on a crazy fellow
Maashe
If at all something happens to him
you will be answerable
Mark my words
Chetta, here
- Are you here for your friend? - Yes
He deserves a solid whack
I let him go because he is a Swami
You would be killed if you fell off the bus
You are lucky
I was already calling up for an ambulance
This one is for your good luck
Have you seen him around since?
I pulled him away before he was run over by the bus
He said he didn't have money to go to Sabarimala
I told him that he could travel for free with a group from Ambalappuzha
So that's why he was hurrying to the Ambalappuzha temple
- Hello - Okay then
You are a strange guy
You travelled with him all these days And you don't have his number?
Oh yes, you were unhappy about the trip from the start
Alright I will send his number right now
But you have to find him
Or you can forget about returning home
Hello
- Hey Kanna - Who is this?
- Isn't this Kannan's number? - Yes but who are you
I'm...
C.S. Ullaaskumar
Is it you, Ullaas maashu?
Maashe, it's me Sebu
Sebastian
Yesterday just before you left
he gave this phone to me
I refused to take it but he insisted
He told me a friend gave it to him on returning from the Gulf
He feared that if he kept it he would lose it somewhere
But where are you guys now?
What about our good man?
He is with me
Hello can you hear me?
I can't hear you because of the fireworks
- Hello - Hello
Hello
Swamiye... Sharanamayyappa (pilgrims chanting)
Hariharasuthane... Sharanamayyappa (pilgrims chanting)
The Ambalappuzha group goes to Erumeli to perform Pettathullal (a ritualistic dance)
But before they begin the dance another group starts from here
Just like Swami said
I saw a man rushing towards the vehicle from the western side
He got in just before it left
Swami, you should go straight to Erumeli from here
That's better
Those who went from here
go there to watch Ambalappuzha group's Pettathullal
Only then they climb the hills
Swami Sharanam (pilgrim chanting)
Swami
We are in Pathanamthitta
This is the last stop
He is a troublemaker
But now that he is not with me...
That's the thing, sir
When he is not with you
you miss him
When you search for him
you hope that you will meet him somewhere soon
That's what believing in God is about
When you are all alone
simply believe that somebody who can't be seen is with you
And hope that something good will happen
That's all
Swami let's go
- Shall we go? - Yeah
My irumudikkettu...
I hope you didn't have a hard time finding me
Sir
- Get in - Swami Sharanam
What's the matter, sir?
- Are you with him? - Yes
- Then you can join him, go on - But sir...
What's the matter?
Sir, he is...
Get up
If you feel like tearing up your clothes or slapping your own cheeks
you may please carry on
We have installed cameras everywhere
Mr. S.I. on what grounds are you...
Who's this newbie?
I'm C.S. Ullaaskumar
That means
I'm the author of the popular book 'God as a businessman'
So you do business with God?
Do you believe in God?
I'm not...
Sir, he is Ullaas Swami a well-known Ayyappa devotee
We just met at the bus stand That's all
He is not a part of my gang
Ullaas Swami and I have never met each other before today
- Hey - Sir
Get a copy of Ullaas Swami's ID card
Go with him
Come on
Swami Sharanam
Comrades
- Dear friends - Swami
Say Swami Sharanam first
- Friends indeed - Swami Sharanam
Attention Comrade K.T. Kannan of Puthiyangu Lakshamveedu
in Chekkunnu village of Kannur district
Friend and guide C.S. Ullaaskumar is waiting for you at the counter
I request Comrade Kannan to take this as a notice
and present himself at the counter immediately
If not Chekkunnu LC (local committee) will be officially informed
and prompted to take strong action
Appa (father), I'm here, appa
- Hello - Hello (woman's voice)
Hello
- I had black tea - It's Rs. 20
Why are you paying for one?
What about our Vaavaachi?
Don't forget that he is an Ayyappan
Swami thinthakathomthom Ayyappathinthakathomthom (devotional song)
Swami thinthakathomthom Ayyappathinthakathomthom
Maashe
Maashe (murmurs)
Kanna
Hey
Kanna
Maashe
When you finally found him he is flat on his back
Do you realise now that if you seek you will find?
You know sir was so worried when you went missing
Sir, I'm no hardened criminal
But I had blown up a police station in the past, that's it
Even we had a red flag
But it was the colour of blood
We were so young then
The police were after us and I was tired of running away
So I wore a black mundu and climbed the hill
Since then I have been to Sabarimala every year
Now I'm a periyaswami (senior pilgrim)
However, the police often come and ask questions
Maybe to kill time
You should wash your sins away in River Pampa before going up the hill
Ayyanayyanayyan (Lord Ayyappan)
Ayyanayyanayyan
Your ego wanes
Your notion of other fades
Into the infinite ocean of divinity
Everything is within you
Everything is within I
This is the Supreme Truth This is the meaning you seek
See the invisible Beyond what eyes can see
See the manifest Beyond what eyes can believe
Ayyanayyanayyan
The whole universe is nothing But a dance of illusion
Though time like a serpent bites into life You seek sustenance to keep alive
Like travellers at the wayside inn Who turn keepers and reign
You rest your head on a deadly snake tonight
And dream of the money you will earn in daylight
You caress the myth of self As death dances on your shoulder
No one will come again No one will douse the flames
As you feed the fire and ashen the pyre
Ayyanayyanayyan
The whole universe is nothing But a dance of illusion
You should not climb the hill carrying arms
Not even a small piece of iron
Your mind should be without fear when you go up
Let no man know misery or pain This is the quest to life’s purpose
Let every man see God in everyone This is the path to realising the true self
Let your mind be free of the folly of caste While you go up to the unknown
Let your mind recall the oneness of life While you go down to the known
Though you stand divided in the world You are bound by one thread in the soul
You are nothing on your own You are not absolute all alone
Stand together Live for each other
Ayyanayyanayyan
The whole universe is nothing But a dance of illusion
Ayyanayyanayyan
The whole universe is nothing But a dance of illusion
Swamiye
Sharanamayyappa
'The path to Pullumedu'
Swamiye
Maashe
Let's sit down
Ayyappa
We could have left after praying
But no you had to come all the way up Pullumedu
and see the sacred lamp being lit
Today...
What is that?
Is it blood?
It's nothing, maashe
Maashe
I'll die shitting blood
Someone might have cursed me for what I did
Sometimes the pain is unbearable
That's when I...
That's my chemotherapy
Maashe, that's why
I kept quiet when Saji went to jail in my place
If at least for a few days
I can hold Suma and my child in my arms
What is wrong with you?
It's not incurable
What cure, maashe?
My Jenimol is blind
If I disclose my illness I may have to sell my house to pay the hospital bills
I want my little girl to start seeing again
My well-being is insignificant
How can you live with it, Kanna?
That's okay, maashe
This has been with me for the last couple of years
Now and then it hurts
Let's go, maashe
Could you give me some water?
Let me get it
(Jenimol's laughter)
[Jenimol] Acha...
[Jenimol] My goodbye kiss
Move aside, swami
Kanna
Here it is
Kanna
Hey
Comrade
Swami, get away quickly
Nobody knows how many are injured or how many died
Lord Ayyappa, it seems like the hill is shaking people off it
Move
Sir
Sir, please help
There are reports of a major stampede in Pullumedu forest where
thousands gather to witness the lighting of the sacred lamp at Sabarimala
Details of the accident are not yet available
The bulk of Sabarimala pilgrims are from the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra
Most pilgrims go to Pullumedu
after praying at Sabarimala to see the lighting of the sacred lamp
Reports confirm that a record number of pilgrims went to Pullumedu this year
Devaswom Minister is speaking to the media from Thiruvananthapuram
Over to him
No, we don't know about the death toll yet
There was an unprecedented number of people at Pullumedu
All we know is that several people died due to heavy rush
We are deploying more forces to coordinate rescue efforts
There is no cause for concern
This government will support the affected
We will provide their families with all kinds of assistance
The government will take charge of these families
Moreover, the Tamil Nadu government has promised to help
The government is handling the matter with utmost care
Hold this
Move
Make way, swami
K.T. Kannan
Puthiyangu Lakshamveedu Chekkunnu P.O., Kannur
'The start of a new academic year'
Maashe
You look so pretty
Do you like your new dress?
This blue sky
This sunshine
These flowers down the lane
These hearts that sing the glory of love
These eyes that light up a thousand lights
What are they but
Maashe
Your benevolent offering
Your showers of graceful blessing
Maashe, who creates situations that a man uses to his advantage?
Your song of deepest longing
Maashe
Let there be light in my life
With the spirit in your kind eyes
Let my mind dance with joy With the eternal music in your soul
The compensation given by Kerala and Tamil Nadu state governments
to the victims of the Pullumedu tragedy
brought light into Jenimol's eyes
The thought of utilising a pointless death
to the benefit of the living could have occurred
only in the mind of a rationalist like Ullaas maashu
It's been two years but the debate has not ended in Chekkunnu
Rationalists claim that maashu did not go to Sabarimala
Devotees argue that Lord Ayyappan saved his life
Ullaas maashu smiles in reply burying the truth within him